#b5b8d1

Color #b5b8d1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.54 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b8d1

RGB

rgb(181, 184, 209)

HSL

hsl(233.6, 23.3%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(233.6, 13.4%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.4%, 12%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(75.27, 3.95, -12.92)

LCH

lch(75.27, 13.51, 287)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0354, 280.07)

HWB

hwb(233.6, 71%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1ceb5

Analogous

#b5c6d1

#b5b8d1

#c0b5d1

Triadic

#b5b8d1

#d1b5b8

#b8d1b5

Split-complementary

#b5b8d1

#d1c0b5

#c6d1b5

Tetradic

#b5b8d1

#ceb5d1

#d1ceb5

#b8d1b5

Square

#b5b8d1

#d1b5c6

#d1ceb5

#b5d1c0

Shades

Color #b5b8d1 mixed toward black.

#8d92b8

#656b9f

#4b5078

#323550

#191b28

Tints

Color #b5b8d1 mixed toward white.

#c1c4d9

#ced0e0

#dadce8

#e6e7f0

#f3f3f7

Tones

Color #b5b8d1 mixed toward gray.

#b7bacf

#babccc

#bcbeca

#bebfc8

#c1c1c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6cb · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#b6b6ca · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#b5c7c6 · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 10.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b8d1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b8d1]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b5b8d1 (#b5b8d1) is rgb(181, 184, 209) in RGB.

No, #b5b8d1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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